Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU
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John Barleycorn Must Die is an LP by Traffic released on the Island Records label.
About this album
John Barleycorn Must Die is Traffic’s breakthrough statement, where folk-rooted melody, blues feeling and progressive ambition came together with unusual focus. Issued in 1970 after the group’s regrouping around Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood, it marked a turn towards longer, more exploratory forms without losing the songcraft that had defined their earlier work. The album balances instrumental drive with reflective writing on pieces such as Empty Pages, Glad and the title track, a traditional song reworked into something unmistakably their own. Widely regarded as one of Traffic’s finest albums, it helped define the band’s early-1970s sound and lasting reputation.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: TrafficLabel: Island Records – L-33,909Format: LP, Album, Repress, StereoUnits: 1Country: AustraliaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Prog RockA1 Glad
A2 Freedom Rider
A3 Empty Pages
B1 Stranger To Himself
B2 John Barleycorn
B3 Every Mother'S Son
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- Description
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- Tracklist
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John Barleycorn Must Die is an LP by Traffic released on the Island Records label.
About this album
John Barleycorn Must Die is Traffic’s breakthrough statement, where folk-rooted melody, blues feeling and progressive ambition came together with unusual focus. Issued in 1970 after the group’s regrouping around Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood, it marked a turn towards longer, more exploratory forms without losing the songcraft that had defined their earlier work. The album balances instrumental drive with reflective writing on pieces such as Empty Pages, Glad and the title track, a traditional song reworked into something unmistakably their own. Widely regarded as one of Traffic’s finest albums, it helped define the band’s early-1970s sound and lasting reputation.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: TrafficLabel: Island Records – L-33,909Format: LP, Album, Repress, StereoUnits: 1Country: AustraliaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Prog RockA1 Glad
A2 Freedom Rider
A3 Empty Pages
B1 Stranger To Himself
B2 John Barleycorn
B3 Every Mother'S Son
